Sunday
Morning Bible Study
August
30, 2015
Introduction
Do people see Jesus? Is the gospel
preached? Does it address the person who is: Empty, lonely, guilty, or afraid
to die? Does it speak to the broken
hearted? Does it build up the church? Milk – Meat – Manna Preach for a decision
Is the church loved? Regular: 2900
words Communion: 2500 words Video=75wpm
In two weeks we will be having our annual Baptism extravaganza. We will start with lunch at 12:30pm. There will be a bounce house and giant
waterslide for the kids. We will start
the Baptism around 1:15.
If you have not been baptized since you became a believer, come and be
baptized.
Luke was a doctor and a travelling companion of the apostle Paul.
He wrote this book while Paul was in prison.
In writing his book, Luke made use of other older documents like the Gospel
of Mark, as well as extensive eyewitness accounts.
Jesus’ ministry has begun, and the people have been amazed not just at the
things He’s been teaching, but the things He’s been doing.
Jesus has been gaining a reputation of being a “friend of sinners”
One of the twelve disciples was a former “tax collector”, someone
considered the worst of sinners. After
Jesus had first met Levi (also known as Matthew), Levi threw a party for Jesus
and invited all of his tax collecting friends.
(Luke 5:30–32 NKJV)
—30 And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His
disciples, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus
answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but
those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to
repentance.”
We’re going to see another social gathering, but this one at the home of a
Pharisee, when an uninvited sinner shows up to the party…
7:36-50 The Sinner Woman
:36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the
Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat.
:36 He went to the Pharisee’s house
The Pharisees were the strict ultra orthodox religious leaders of Jesus’
day.
We usually think of them as the “bad guys”, the guys wearing the black
robes.
But Jesus spent time with them as well.
He’s having dinner at the home of a Pharisee.
:36 sat down to eat
anaklino – to lean against
; to lay down; to make or bid to recline
Dinner tables were low to the ground in those days, and the guests would
lay around the tables, generally leaning on their left elbow while using their
right hand to eat with. Their heads were
closer to the table with their feet pointing away from the table.
:37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus
sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of
fragrant oil,
:37 a woman … who was a sinner
sinner – hamartolos
– devoted to sin, a sinner; not free from sin; pre-eminently sinful,
especially wicked
This was a gal with a reputation. A
bad reputation.
:37 brought – komizo
– to care for, take care of, provide for; to take up or carry away in order
to care for and preserve; to carry away, bear off
:37 alabaster flask
alabastron – a box made
of alabaster in which ointments are preserved
Alabaster is a translucent form of gypsum and was considered the best
material to make containers to store oils and perfumes.
Breaking the box probably means
breaking the seal of the box.
:37 fragrant oil – muron
– ointment
The word is related to the Greek
word smurna, or, “myrrh”, the same
kind of perfumed oil that Jesus was given at His birth and anointed with at His
burial (Mat. 2:11; John 19:39)
(Matthew 2:11 NKJV) And when
they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother,
and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they
presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
(John 19:39 NKJV) And
Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture
of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
:38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash
His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and
she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.
:38 stood at His feet
The woman is standing alongside
Jesus’ feet, behind Him.
:38 weeping … wipe … kissed …
anointed
A little grammar here helps with
the story.
The first verb “weeping” is a
present tense.
This woman is continually weeping
through this entire story.
The verbs “wipe”, “kissed”, and
“anointed” are all imperfect tenses, meaning a continuous action in the past.
The idea is that the gal started
weeping, and while she was weeping she began to wipe Jesus’ feet, kiss them,
and anoint them with oil. Even after she
finished doing these things, she continued to weep.
:38 weeping – klaio
– to mourn, weep, lament; weeping as the sign of pain and grief.
Present participle, continual
action.
The verb is a present tense,
meaning continual action.
The verbs “wipe”, “kissed”, and
“anointed” are “imperfect” in tense, meaning a continual action in the past,
while this one (and “weeping) are in the present tense.
The idea is that she was wiping,
kissing, and anointing for awhile, but her tears flowed the whole time,
sprinkling Jesus’ feet, even past the time when she stopped wiping, kissing, and
anointing.
:38 wash – brecho
– to moisten, wet; to water with rain, to send down like rain.
I kind of get the idea that this
woman was standing behind Jesus when the tears began to flow. Then she noticed that the tears had been
dripping down on Jesus’ feet, so she began to wipe them off with her hair.
:38 wipe – ekmasso
– to wipe off, to wipe away.
Imperfect tense, continual action
in the past.
:38 kissed – kataphileo
– to kiss much, kiss again and again, kiss tenderly.
Imperfect tense, continual action
in the past.
:38 anointed – aleipho
– to anoint.
This isn’t a “sacred” or “holy”
type of anointing (chrio), just the
act of putting oil or perfume on another person.
Imperfect tense, continual action
in the past.
:38 she kissed His feet and anointed them
Matthew and John record a similar incident where Mary the sister of Martha
and Lazarus anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive spikenard oil.
But that was a different incident, one that took place during the last week
of Jesus’ life before being crucified. (Mat. 26:6-13; John 12:1-8)
Mary may have been inspired by this event when she anointed Jesus’ feet.
In the other stories, the event
takes place in the home of a man named Simon the leper in the town of Bethany
(Matthew 26:6–13 NKJV) —6 And when
Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly
fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table.
8 But when His disciples saw it,
they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the
poor.” 10 But when Jesus was aware of it, He
said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for
Me. 11 For you have the poor with you always,
but Me you do not have always. 12 For in
pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. 13 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the
whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”
(John 12:1–8 NKJV) —1 Then, six
days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been
dead, whom He had raised from the dead. 2 There they
made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at
the table with Him. 3 Then Mary
took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and
wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of
the oil. 4 But one of His
disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and
given to the poor?” 6 This he
said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the
money box; and he used to take what was put in it. 7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of
My burial. 8 For the poor you have
with you always, but Me you do not have always.”
In both Matthew and John’s
accounts, Mary does anoint Jesus’ feed with expensive perfume, but there’s no
record of her weeping or washing His feet with her hair.
:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to
himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what
manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
:39 he spoke to himself
Literally, “in himself speaking”
Simon is only thinking these
thoughts, but watch how Jesus will respond to Simon’s unspoken thoughts.
:39 what manner – potapos
– from what country, nation or tribe; of what sort or quality (what manner
of)
:39 woman … who is touching Him
who is touching – haptomai
– to fasten one’s self to, adhere to, cling to
The religious Jews were careful not to “touch” certain things that would make
them unclean. “Touching” a sinner was
forbidden.
:40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to
you.” So he said, “Teacher, say it.”
:40 Jesus answered and said to him
answered – apokrinomai
– to give an answer to a question proposed, to answer; to begin to speak,
but always where something has preceded (either said or done) to which the
remarks refer
Remember that Simon had only been “speaking to himself”, but Jesus answers
him.
Even now, God knows what you are thinking.
He can answer your questions.
Lesson
God’s answers
Sometimes God speaks and answers
the questions we only think about.
I think that happens sometimes on
Sunday mornings when we are studying the Scriptures together.
I don’t plan my
messages based on what you’re going through, I plan my messages based on what
today’s text says.
And yet God has
brought you to church to hear an “answer” to a question you’ve been thinking
of.
I think this will happen in your
personal life when you learn to read the Bible every day.
Follow a reading
plan and don’t just reread your favorite passages.
You will find God
answering questions you’ve only thought about.
:41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred
denarii, and the other fifty.
:41 debtors – chreopheiletes
(“to lend” + “to a debtor”) – a debtor
:41 creditor – daneistes – a money
lender, creditor
:41 owed – opheilo
– to owe; to owe money, be in debt for
:41 One owed five hundred denarii
The denarius was a Roman silver coin in the time of Jesus.
It was roughly equivalent to a day’s wages (Mat. 20:2-13)
It’s like saying that one man owed the loan shark $60,000 while the other fellow
owed $6,000.
denarii – denarion
– “containing ten”.
A Roman silver coin in NT time. It
took its name from it being equal to ten “donkeys”.
After 217 B.C. the value increased
to sixteen (about 3.898 grams or .1375 oz.).
It was the principal silver coin of
the Roman Empire.
From the parable of the laborers in
the vineyard (Mat. 20:2-13), it would seem that a denarius was the ordinary pay
for a day’s wages.
(Matthew 20:1–13 NKJV) —1 “For the
kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire
laborers for his vineyard. 2 Now when
he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his
vineyard. 3 And he went out about
the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is
right I will give you.’ So they went. 5 Again he
went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing
idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them,
‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’ 8 “So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his
steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with
the last to the first.’ 9 And when
those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a
denarius. 10 But when the first
came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received
each a denarius. 11 And when they had
received it, they complained against the landowner, 12 saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour,
and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the
day.’ 13 But he answered one of them and said,
‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
So, one debtor owed the man five
hundred days’ wages, while the other owed fifty.
If you think of a present day
laborer earning $120/day, then the first debtor owed the creditor $60,000,
while the second debtor owed the creditor $6,000.
:42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them
both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”
:42 they had nothing with which to repay
repay – apodidomi
– to deliver, to pay off, discharge what is due; a debt
Notice that neither had enough to repay their debt.
It’s like humans and our debt to God.
We are all sinners.
The debt we owe to God is “death”.
Some might sin worse, owing more than others
But none of us can repay the debt we owe.
:42 he freely forgave them both
freely forgave – charizomai –
to do something pleasant or agreeable (to one), to do a favor to; to show one’s
self gracious, kind, benevolent; to grant forgiveness, to pardon; to give graciously,
give freely
This is the verb form of the word for “grace” (charis)
He gave “grace” to both debtors.
Jesus used a word that not only
speaks of financial debts, but spiritual debts as well.
:42 which of them will love him more?
Jesus suggests that a person’s love toward God might be related to how much
grace they’ve received.
:42 love – agapao
– of persons; to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly
It is interesting that we usually
think of agape love being an
unconditional love, yet Jesus is posing a situation where agape could be greater because of greater grace (forgiveness).
:42 more – pleion
– greater in quantity; greater in quality, superior, more excellent
:43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave
more.” And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.”
:43 suppose – hupolambano
– to take up in order to raise; to take up in the mind; to assume, suppose
:43 forgave – charizomai
– to do something pleasant or agreeable (to one), to do a favor to; to show
one’s self gracious, kind, benevolent; to grant forgiveness, to pardon; to give
graciously, give freely
:43 rightly – orthos
– rightly
from – orthos – straight, erect; upright; not crooked
:43 judged – krino
– to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose; to approve,
esteem, to prefer; to be of opinion, deem, think, to be of opinion; to
determine, resolve, decree; to judge
:44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?
I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My
feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.
:45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet
since the time I came in.
:46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My
feet with fragrant oil.
:44 washed – brecho
– to moisten, wet; to water with rain, to send down like rain.
:44 wiped – ekmasso
– to wipe off, to wipe away.
:44 water for My feet
It was customary for a host to provide water to wash his guests’ feet. People walked the streets in open toed
sandals, and their feet were filthy dirty when they came over for dinner.
A wealthy man would have one of his servants perform the task, otherwise it
was usually assigned to the person at the bottom of the ladder, like the
youngest child.
:45 kiss – philema
– a kiss
The kiss with which, as a sign of
fraternal affection, Christians were accustomed to welcome or dismiss their
companions in the faith
Simon called Jesus “Teacher”
(vs.40), but he seemed to have no affection for Him.
:45 ceased – dialeipo
– to interpose a delay, to intermit, leave off for a time something already
begun
:45 has not ceased to kiss
– kataphileo
– to kiss much, kiss again and again, kiss tenderly
It was customary to greet your guests with a kiss.
Some European people still greet each other with a peck on the cheek.
Jesus was just looking for a peck on the cheek from Simon, but He got
none. This woman has continuously
lavished kisses on Jesus’ feet.
:46 anointed – aleipho
– to anoint.
This isn’t a “sacred” or “holy”
type of anointing (chrio), just the
act of putting oil or perfume on another person.
:46 fragrant oil – muron
– ointment (the Greek word could possibly related to myrrh)
:46 anointed My feet
Another customary greeting of guests was to put a little dab of perfumed
oil on their heads, kind of a way of refreshing them as they came into your
house. Kind of made everything smell
nice too.
Usually the oil went on the head, but this woman could only bring herself
to anoint Jesus’ feet.
Lesson
Unashamed Love
Just as Simon the Pharisee was aware that this woman was a notorious
“sinner”, I’m sure this woman knew that she was in the house of an obvious
Pharisee.
And yet she does not hesitate to display deep passion towards Jesus.
She is weeping openly before these people.
She is bending down to wipe Jesus’ wet, dirty feet with her hair.
She kisses His feet.
She is sparing no expense in anointing Jesus’ feet with costly, sweet
smelling perfume.
The first half of our service we set aside for what we call “worship”. You might think of it as the music part.
Some of you might get uncomfortable when others around you begin to lift
their hands during worship, and I want to put you at ease and give you some
instruction about this. Or better yet,
I’ll let Tim Hawkins to the instruction.
Back to our story. When you entered
church this morning and we began to worship Jesus through music, which of these
two people best described you in worship?
Were you like this sinner woman who didn’t care what people thought, as
long as she could express her adoration to her Savior?
Were you like Simon the Pharisee who was more concerned with what people
were doing in the room than He was with Jesus?
Or perhaps you are like neither because you made sure you didn’t get to
church until the music was over?
Friends, our “music” is not meant to entertain you.
Our music is not the “warmup” for the preacher.
Our music is intended to be an opportunity for you to express your
unashamed love to your Savior.
Whether you raise your hands or not.
:47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven,
for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
:47 forgiven, for she loved much
forgiven – aphiemi
– to send away; to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit.
Perfect tense, an action taking
place in the past, with results continuing up to the present.
Jesus uses a different word here
than the one used in His parable (charizomai, vs.42), but it still means
“forgiven”.
Lesson
Passion for God
Some people might twist this story to say that if you want to love Jesus
more, you should go out and sin more so you can be forgiven more.
That is not the point.
I think the lesson has to do with us recognizing how much grace or forgiveness
we actually need. More grace brings more love.
When we fall into thinking that we don’t need forgiveness because we don’t
sin very much anymore, we are in a dangerous place. We will find our own love for the Lord to be
growing dim.
I think there are two elements in this story that lead to a deeper passion
for God…
1. Recognize your sin
When you first became a believer, most likely this was what drove you to
Jesus – realizing that you too were a sinner.
At that time the sins we thought about most were the ones
most obvious, the ones on the surface that everyone could see.
After you were a believer for awhile, hopefully you found victory over
those “obvious” sins.
The danger comes from thinking that having those “surface” sins dealt with
made you a finished work, that you were “done” with sin.
That’s the attitude of a Pharisee.
The Pharisees only cared about what others saw.
(Matthew
23:25 NKJV) “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the
outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and
self-indulgence.
In reality, there is more sin that lies beneath the surface.
Some of us have worked at dealing with those hidden sins.
They are like the toxic waste buried six feet down in your
back yard, or your school’s athletic field.
Illustration
Two weeks ago there was a news report about arsenic being
found in a high school athletic field … in fabulous Beverly Hills…
Video: Beverly
Hills High School Arsenic
You might be tempted to think that it would be the coolest
thing in the world to live in Beverly Hills.
Not so.
You might be tempted to think that something buried six
feet deep won’t ever cause a problem.
You’d be wrong.
One of the things that keeps us from looking too deep into our lives is the
sense of shame and guilt that it brings.
Keep in mind that when shame keeps you silent about your
sin or keeps you from dealing with your sin, it is keeping you from
experiencing God’s grace, love, and acceptance.
Shame keeps you from a deeper passion for God.
Yet to be honest, even when you’ve dealt with what lies six feet down,
you’re still not done yet. There’s more to do.
Jesus said that the “mark” of a true believer was “love”.
(John
13:34–35 NKJV) —34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I
have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are
My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Paul was the one that defined “love” for us
(1
Corinthians 13:4–8a NKJV) —4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does
not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
If the mark of a Christian is “love”, then let’s insert
our own names in the passage instead of the word “love”.
5 does not
behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not
rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all
things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails.
Do you still think you’ve “arrived”?
We’ve all got further to go.
Paul was a believer for about thirty years when he wrote
these words:
(1
Timothy 1:15 NKJV) This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Paul didn’t say he “was” once chief of sinners, but he “is”
chief.
2. Find God’s grace
Some of us get stuck with that first step.
We spend our entire lives beating ourselves up for being
so unworthy.
Some of us even have an excuse for it – “How could God forgive me when I’ve
done this thing so many times?”
You have misunderstood the depth of the love and grace of God.
God is not surprised at your sin.
He knows just what you’re made of
(Psalm
103:14 NKJV) For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.
When we try to cover up and hide our sins, we are miserable. David wrote,
(Psalm
32:3–5 NLT) —3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I
groaned all day long. 4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength
evaporated like water in the summer heat. 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide
my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt
is gone.
It’s when we admit that we have sinned that we find grace and
forgiveness. That includes being willing
to turn from our sin.
(1
John 1:9 NKJV) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John says that if we confess our sins, we can count on God
to forgive us. He is faithful.
When you confess your sins, He WILL forgive you.
We always need to admit our sin to God, and sometimes we also need to admit
to others we have sinned.
(James
5:16 NKJV) Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one
another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous
man avails much.
If I’ve hurt another person, I need to learn to ask for
their forgiveness.
Sometimes I get caught in certain sins that I just can’t
get out of on my own – confessing to another person can be a helpful step in
learning to break free from sin.
It’s when we stay current with God in recognizing our sin, and learn to
receive God’s grace, that our passion for Christ returns.
:48 Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
:48 Your sins are forgiven
forgiven – aphiemi – to
send away; to let go, give up a debt, forgive
Grammatically, the verb is a “perfect” tense, meaning it’s an action taking
place in the past, with results continuing up to the present.
Jesus isn’t forgiving her at that moment, her sins had already been
forgiven and are still forgiven.
She had already experienced a crisis in her conscience and had cried out to
God for help before coming to Simon’s house.
Because she believed that God had forgiven her, she has come to Jesus and
poured out such love on Him.
Her love for Jesus was a result of having been forgiven.
She didn’t “earn” forgiveness by loving Jesus “much”. Her “much love” was proof that she had been
forgiven.
:49 And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves,
“Who is this who even forgives sins?”
:49 who sat at the table with
Him – sunanakeimai – to recline together, feast together; of guests
:49 who … forgives – aphiemi
– to send away; to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit.
Present active indicative
:49 Who is this who even forgives sins?
The Pharisees are acting just like they did when Jesus pronounced forgiveness
with the paralyzed man (Luke 5:20-21), they are having a hard time with Jesus
telling her she was forgiven.
The four friends had made a hole in
the roof and lowered their friend down to Jesus to be healed.
(Luke 5:20–21 NKJV) —20 When He
saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” 21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,
saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God
alone?”
forgiven – aphiemi
– to send away; to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit.
Perfect passive indicative
Lesson
Proclaim forgiveness
Unlike Jesus, we don’t have the
authority to forgive people’s sins when they’ve sinned against God, only God
can do that.
But we do have the authority to
proclaim to them what God has already promised and done.
:50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
:50 Your faith has saved you
saved – sozo – to save,
keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction
The verb is also a “perfect” tense, meaning this was something that had
happened in the past and the results have carried on into the present.
Lesson
Saved by faith
She wasn’t saved by weeping and anointing Jesus’ feet with perfume.
She was saved because she had believed that God had forgiven her sins.
She was saved by her faith.
What was she saved from?
She was saved from an eternity in hell, the penalty for her sin.
She was saved from the power of sin.
She was saved from guilt and shame.
Paul wrote,
(Ephesians 2:8 NKJV)
For
by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it
is the gift of God,
The grace of God came to earth when Jesus died to pay for the penalty of
our sins.
We receive the grace that saves us through faith.
We don’t have to “feel” forgiven, we have to “trust” to be forgiven.
If you have confessed your sin, do you “trust” that God
will respond and forgive you?
Our part is to admit that we’ve sinned and turn from our sins.
God’s part is to forgive us. He is faithful to forgive us.
Do you need forgiveness today? Do
you need to be saved today?
:50 Go in peace
in – eis–
into, unto, to, towards, for, among
peace – eirene
– peace between individuals, i.e. harmony, concord; security, safety
This woman now has peace with God.
Jesus wants her to go further into
“peace” with God.